Family name Richardson (Richardson 
, リチャードソン 
, ריצ'רדסון 
, along with others...) , in the world, is a widespread cognomen. The family name Richardson is characteristic of Latin America and the Caribbean, particularly Curacao, where it is a common surname, Saint Kitts and Nevis, and Antigua and Barbuda (explore the name in all countries). Not in comparison with a country's population, it is the most numerous in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Very seldom, Richardson is the forename as well as the last name.
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| Richardson | Australia, Canada, Brazil, United Kingdom, United States |
| リチャードソン | Japan |
| ריצ'רדסון | Israel |
| Річардсон | Ukraine |
| Ричардсон | Russia |
Richardsen, Richardsson, Richardsón, Richardtson, Richárdson, Rickardsson, Rikardsen, Ríchardson, and ริชาร์ดสัน
| robert richardson Scottish Prior of St Mary's Isle and royal administrator (b. 1501) |
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john richardson English linguist and translator, Master of Trinity College, Cambridge (b. 1564) |
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thomas richardson English politician and judge, GB (b. 1569) |
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john richardson English bishop of the Church of Ireland (b. 1580) |
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| ferdinando richardson English composer, GB (b. 1558) |
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| william richardson English Roman Catholic priest and martyr (b. 1572) |
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| elizabeth richardson English writer and noble (b. 1576) |
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| carsten richardson Holsteinian-Danish naval officer and arctic explorer (b. 1600) |
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richard richardson English physician and botanist (1663-1741) (b. 1663) |
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jonathan richardson English painter, GB (b. 1667) |
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| edward richardson preacher (1617-1677) (b. 1617) |
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| christopher richardson English clergyman and ejected minister (b. 1619) |
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| richard richardson Richardson, Richard (1622/3–1689), Quaker administrator (b. 1622) |
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| rev. william richardson 1622 Oxford - 1695 Brailes, Warwickshire (b. 1622) |
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| thomas richardson, 2nd lord cramond Member of the Parliament of England (1627-1674) (b. 1627) |
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